This is the moment Nick Clegg lost his seat in the 2017 general election.

This time in 2010, Mr Clegg was preparing for life as deputy prime minister as part of the Coalition Government.

Seven years, a very public apology over tuition fees and a starring role in a parody pop song later, his career as an MP is - for the time being, at least - over.

His defeat in Sheffield Hallam was met with surprise from follow candidates, who looked on as the former party leader cut a subdued figure.

Clegg has lost his seat in one of the most high-profile defeats of the night.

The ex-Liberal Democrat leader lost to Labour rival Jared O'Mara, who took Sheffield Hallam with 21,881 votes to Mr Clegg's 19,756.

A sombre-looking Mr Clegg said he had "never shirked from the political battlefield" and warned of the "agonising" future ahead for the next government that seeks to unite a divided country.

Nick Clegg, who has lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour.

Clegg's fall from high office to being out of office has taken little more than two years, with election defeat a far cry from the highs of the coalition.

The former Liberal Democrat leader took time away from the frontline of British politics after his party suffered heavy losses at the 2015 general election, with questions raised about whether he would stay on as MP for Sheffield Hallam.

But in July 2016 the former deputy prime minister was appointed Brexit spokesman for the party, something he seemed qualified for given his experiences as an MEP and EU trade negotiator.

Tim Farron and Nick Clegg at the 2016 Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton.

This led to Mr Clegg taking a prominent role during the 2017 General Election, castigating Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn for "colluding" to form a "pact of silence" to avoid discussing Brexit.

He also offered to share his expertise with a future PM as he bid to limit the impact of Brexit.

But defeat in Sheffield to Labour's Jared O'Mara removes Mr Clegg from Parliament and caps a relatively swift rise and fall.

As party leader, a position he secured in 2007, Mr Clegg led the Lib Dems into government after striking a coalition deal with David Cameron's Conservatives in 2010.

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The deal followed an election campaign in which Mr Clegg rose to prominence following strong showings in the television debates, leading to the catchphrase "I agree with Nick", although the Lib Dems lost seats despite receiving hundreds of thousands of extra votes.

Life in government proved far from easy. Mr Clegg became deputy prime minister and argued the Lib Dems had to play a role in creating a stable administration capable of dealing with the aftermath of the financial crisis.

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Mr Clegg's party helped secure increases in the personal tax allowance and providing free school meals.

But they abandoned promises to oppose tuition fee increases, a move viewed as a betrayal many voters could not forgive.

Mr Clegg later apologised for enabling a near-trebling of fees, including in a famous YouTube video that was immediately spoofed and set to music.

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General Election 2017 manifestos

The Liberal Democrats failed in their bid to change the voting system via a referendum while Mr Clegg abandoned plans to democratise the House of Lords after a deal with the Tory wing of the coalition on wider reforms fell apart.

At the 2015 general election the Lib Dems went from 57 MPs to eight, a result which prompted Mr Clegg to resign.

He clung on to his Sheffield Hallam seat, which he first won in 2005, with a substantially reduced majority before defeat in 2017.